Former football player of the USSR national team Alexander Bubnov spoke about the death of the legendary Brazilian striker Pele. He passed away on December 29 at the age of 82. He is the only player to win the World Cup three times.
“What can I say, it is no coincidence that he was recognized as a great football player, player of the century. And it will be very difficult to surpass its success. Maybe Mbappe has a chance, he can already come close to that at the World Cup in Qatar.
The goals he scores are only scored by brilliant people. When I was once asked: “Pele or Maradona?” — I never doubted how to answer this question”, — quoting Bubnov’s words “Match TV”.
He was hospitalized at the end of November due to edema and heart failure. The media reported that the former Brazilian striker was transferred to the palliative care unit in the fight against bowel cancer, as his body no longer responds to chemotherapy. However, the footballer’s daughters Keli and Flavia denied these reports, saying that the reason for their father’s hospitalization was the coronavirus.
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